Coin-collecting apparatus.



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HARRY A. DREW, OF WEST NEW YORK, AND GEORGE M. MAZZA, OF WEEHAWKEDL NEXV JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO COIN DEVICE & SIGNAL CO. INC., A COIELIEOI\.A'IIO1\T` OF NEW YORK.

COIN -COLLECTING APPARATUS.

Application led April 2, 19175. Serial No. 18,730.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, HARRY A. DREW and GEORGE M. MAZZA, citizens of the United States, residing at West New York and IVeehawken, respectively, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-Collecting Apparatus, of which the followingl is a specification. V-

This invention relates to improvements in coin. collecting apparatus for use in hotels,

deposited coin or coins so that the money` may bev either returned to the depositor or collebted by the particular machine.

It is also our purpose to provide apparatus of the class described whereby the central operator may cause a check to be delivered to the customer in the event of such customer not having coins, so that the customer may deposit the check in the machine in lieu of a coin, thereby enabling a record to be kept of the chargesy and the customer served without the inconvenience of looking forv change Another object of our invention 1s .to provide coin collecting apparatus whereby the lent of the deposited coin or coins.

With the above and other objects ih View@ the invention consists in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of coin collecting apparatus constructedl in acf.

cordance with the present invention, the centralstation and. one collecting instrument being shown. n

Fig. 2 is 'a vertical sectional view through the instrument.

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken in a plane parallel with Fig. 2. l

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic view of the system.

v Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing a modified construction. l Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view through another modified form of instrument.

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the switch board showing the Signal mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view on the line 11-11 OfEig. 1o.

Fig. 12'is afragmentary front elevation of a modified form of switch board.

Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic view showing the wiring of a system embodying coin collecting instruments shown in Fig. 8 and the switch board as shown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is 'a fragmentary transverse sectional view through another modified form of instrument.

Fig. 15 is a similarview showing a still further modified construction of instrument.'

Fig. 19 is 'a fragmentary sectional view on the line 19f19 of Fig. 18 looking in the direction of the arrow.

F 1g. 20 1s a fragmentary sectlonal view on thevline 20-20 of Fig. 18 lookingin the direction of the arrow. j

Fig. 21 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View showing detail of the signal mechanism.

Referring now to theA drawings in detail, A designates a coin collecting instrument constructed in accordance with our present invention, while B indicates the switch board under the control of the central operator and capable of controlling any desired number of instruments A.

1n the preferred embodiment of our invention, the coin collecting instrument A. comprises a substantially rectangular casing 1 provided, interiorly, with a horizontal shelf 2 spaced apart from the bottom wall and parallel therewith and extending from the front wall to a point approximately centrally of the width of the casing. lin the present instance, the shelf 2 is slidable into and out of horizontally alining grooves 2 formed in the opposite side walls of the casing and formed on the shelf 2 adjacent to the opposite ends thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom are hangers 3', 3 having the outer surfaces thereof disposed in face to face contact with the respective side walls of the casing, while formed on the upper ends of the hangers 3 and upstanding therefrom are bearing strips 15, 15. The space between the bottom wall and the shelf 2 constitutes a drawer space and registering with such space is an opening formed in the front wall of the casing and slidable into and out of such space by way of the opening in the front wall is a drawer 3 equipped with a lock twhereby the drawer may be lockedin the casing. rlhe front wall of the casing above the drawer lOpening therein is provided with a removable cover 5 equipped with a lock 6 and capable of removal so that access may be had to the interior of the casing. rThe top end wall of -the casing is formed with an elongated lon-l gitudinally extending slot disposed adj a.

tiguous to the respective depressions therein and opening onto the lower edges of the plate are slots 11 through Which-the coins deposited in the depressions may pass. rlhe rear walls of the depressions 8, 9 and 10 are preferably formed with relatively small.

openings 12.

Disposed within the casing 1 immediately below the lower end of the plate 7 is a vertically disposed receiver 13 and the end edges of the receiver 13, adjacent to the upmenace per edge of such receiver, are equipped with outwardly projecting alining trunnions 14 mounted in alining openings formed in the bearing Astrips 15, 15 respectively, upstanding from the top ends of the hangers 3. rThe receiver 13 is formed with vertical slots 16 registering with the slots 11 respectively and each. of a width equal to the diameter of the particular coin. Secured in the casing 1immediately below the lower edge of the receiver 13 is a horizontal plate 17. The lower edge of the receiver 13, at the lower ends of the slots 16 therein, is formed with' depending lugs 18 disposed contiguous to the lower ends of the slots 16 yin the receiver. r.lhese lugs 13 project through ,slots 19 formed in the plate 17 and extending toward the front wall of the casing. Each slot 19 is relatively narrow, as compared with the width of the corresponding slot 16 in the receiver, and the forward ends of the slots 19 are widened as at 20 to correspond with the similar dimensions ofthe slots in the receiver. The upper surface of the plate 17 contiguous to the sides of the such coin or coins drop through the slots 11 into the slots 16 in the receiverand the lowermost coins engage the concaved portions of the plate 17 at the opposite sides of the slots 19. rll`he receiver 13 is now swung by the depositor under the action of the knob 22 and in the movement of the receiver the lowermost coins in the slots ride over the concaved surfaces 21 of the plate 17 and as soon as the lower ends of the slots in the receiver register with the widened portions 20 of the slots 19, the coins are relieved of the influence of the narrow portions of such slots and drop through the widened portions. ln this movement of the receiver under the action of the knob 22 the lugs 18 serve as bearings for the coins, thereby preventing binding between the coins and the coneaved surfaces of the plate' 17. 23 designates a restoring spring having one end fastened to the back wall of the casing and the other extremity secured to the confronting face of the receiver, such spring acting to restore the receiver to normal or vertical position" immediately succeeding the' release of the knob 22.

1n the present instance, the opposite walls of the slqts 16 in the receiver 13l are formed with alining openings 24 respectively, and secured to the forward edge of the plate 17 and upstanding therefrom are brackets 25 disposed approximately centrally of the respective alining openings 24. Pivoted upon the upper end of each bracket 25 is a horizontall contact finger 26 projecting toward the receiver 13 and havin the forward end thereof terminating wit in the adjacent opening 24. Threaded through the-contact finger 26 adjacent to the pivoted end thereof is an adjusting screw 27 having the lower lend vthereof in engagement with the plate 17 and capable of turning movement so that the rear end of the contact finger 26 may be elevated and lowered when it is desired to adjust such nger. Formed on the confronting faces of the hangers 3, 3'

.immediately behind the front wall of the casing are inwardly extending lugs 28 and resting upon the lugs 28 and suitably secured thereto is a strip 29 of insulating material disposed adjacent to the forward edge of the plate 17 and in the same plane as such plate. Secured to the strip 29 and upstandf ing therefrom are spring contact fingers 30 having the upper end portions thereof bent at an angle to the main body portions of the fingersv and overlying the horizontal fingers 26 respectively, the horizontal portions of thev fingers 30 being formed with openings lto accommodate the adjusting screws 27. The under surface of each horizontal finger 26, lat the rear end of such finger, is formed with a cam surface 31 adapted to be engaged by the coin in the adjacent slot 16 in the movement of the receiver. By means of this construction, it will be seen that when the receiver 13 is swung under the action of the knob 22, the upper edge portions of the bottom coins in the slots 16 will ride under and engage the cam surfaces.

31 of f the horizontal fingers 26, thereby swinging the latter upwardly to engage the respective fingers 30. In this form of our invention, the rear end edges of the horizontal fingers 26 are formed with V-shaped .cutouts 32 l'respectively and in the movement of the coin receiver under the action of the knob -22 the upper edge portions of the coins ride under the outer extremities of the limbs of the V-shaped portions previous to 50 the top edge 'portions of the bottom coins vthereby insuring the proper operatin of engaging the cam surfaces of the fingers,

the fingers under the action of the coins.

This centering .of the fingers, as it may be ceiver, above the lowermost coins in such slots, are held against downward movement in the slots, incidentto the lower edge por-v tions of the coins next adj acent-to the lower coins riding upon the upper surfaces of the horizontal fingers 26. After the bottom coins have passed through the enlarged portions 20 of the slots 19 in the plate 17 the knob 22 is released and the spring 23 reacts to restore the'receiver to normal position, thereby permitting the coins above the horizontal fingers to drop to the lower ends of the slots so that the above operation may be repeated when the receiver is again ac.-

tuated by the knob 22.

Disposed between the hangers 3, 3 is a holding chute 33 formed with a vertical passage 34. The upper end .of the assage 34 registers with the widened portlons 2O of the slots in the4 plate 17, while the end walls of such passage converge toward each other to form a relatively'narrow discharge opening at the lower end of the chute, such discharge opening being located approximately centrally of the length of the shelf 2. The end walls of the chute 33, adjacent to the upperend of such chute, are equipped with outwardly projecting axially a'lining trunnions journaled in openings formed in the hangers 3 and acting to holdthe chute suspended for swinging movement. Formed in the shelf 2 adjacent'to the forward edge thereof is a slot 35 opening into the upper end of the drawer 3, while formed in the bottom wall of the casing 1 behind the drawer 3 is a slot 36 opening into a recovery pan 37 secured to the bottom of the'casing and having the forward end thereof open as at 38 so that the' fingers may be readily and conveniently inserted in the opening to remove any coins therefrom.

Mounted upon .the shelf 2 adjacent to one end thereof and suitably fastened thereto is an electroresponsive device in the form of a magnet 39 controlling a pivoted armature 40 disposed within the influence of the pole of v the magnet and connected through the medium of a link 41 with the holding chute at the front side of the latter. Also mounted upon the shelf 2 adjacent to the other end thereof is an electromagnet 42 controlling a pivoted armature 43 and the armature 43 is connected through the medium of a link 44 with' i throw thev coms off of the shelf 2, into the rear portion of the casing, and throughthe slot 36 into the recovery pan 37, whence theymay be removed by the depositor. @n the other hand, should the electromagnet 42 be energized, the armature 43 will be swung and, through the mediuml of the link 44, swing the holding chute 33 in the reverse direction, thereby throwing the coins off of the shelf 2 through the slot 35 in the shelf and l0 into the drawer 3, for collection.

`Secured to the plate 17 behind the receiver l 13 and upstanding from such plate is a receptacle 45 adapted to contain checks. ln this instance,a the receptacle 45 is cylindrical 15 in cross section to correspond to the configuration of the checks, and the checks are of such sizeas to fit into the depression 9 in the plate 7, that is, the depression that receives nickels llt is to be understood, however, that these checks maybe of any desired size and, if necessary, checks corresponding to all of .thedepressions may be employed. Formed in the receptacle 45 at the lower edge thereof is a segmental slot 46 and disposed at a point diametrically opposite the slot 46 is a recess 47. The slot 46 communicates with an opening 48 formed in.

the adjacent portion of the plate 17, and suspended from the plate 17' is an electromagnet 49 controlling a pivoted armature 50. One end of thel armature 50 works within a. slot 51 formed in the plate 17 contiguous to the slot 47 in the lower edge of the receptacle 45 and such end of the armature is adapted to pass through the slot 47 and engage the check at the base ofthe stack of checks in the receptacle. 1t will be seen that when the magnet 49 is energized, the armature 50 will be swung quickly and in the movement of Y the armature the end thereof within the slot 51 will enter the bottom of the receptacle 45 by way of the slot 47 and kick the bottom check through the slot 46 and the opening 48, thereby permitting such check to fall into the bottom of the casing 1 through the slot 36 and into the recovery opening 37. Depending from the plate 17 is a bracket arm 52 and secured to the lower end of the bracket arm 52 is one extremity of a retractile spring 53, such spring having the remaining end thereof secured to the armature 51 and acting to restore such armature to normal position when the magnet 49 is deenergized. 54 designates an adjusting screw carried by the bracket 52 whereby the throw of the armature 50 may be varied.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. l

7 of the drawings, we have shown the magnet 49 and armature 50 as mounted upon the upper surface of the plate 17 and the upper end of the armature 50 is connected through the agency of a link 51 with the upper end of a lever pivoted between its ends upon a bracket formed on the receptacle 45.

' 65 Slidably mounted upon the upper surface of the plate 17 is an ejector finger 54 adaptedtc enter the lower end of the receptacle 45 by -way of the slot 47 in such receptacle. yThe the bottom end of such lever is one end of a restoring spring 55, such spring having the remaining end thereof fastened to the adjacent side wall of the casing. The receptacle end of the ejector finger 54 is concaved, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, so that when the finger is in normal position, the concaved edge thereof will form, in effect, a continuation of the wall of the check receptacle. When the magnet 49, in the modified form of our invention, is energized, the armature 50 is swung and in themovement of the armature 59 a pull is exerted through the link 51 upon the upper end of the lever 52, thereby swinging the latter about its fulcrum and sliding the ejector finger 54 against the action of the spring 55. rThe movement of the lever 52, under the action of the magnet 49 and armature 50, is very rapid so that the check at the base of the stack in the receptacle 45 is kicked out of the bottom of the receptacle through the slot 46 and delivered to the party at the machine, as previously described. Upon the dcnergization of the magnet 49, the spring 55 reacts and restores d the parts to normal position so that the above operation may be repeated when the magnet 49 is again energized.

ln the preferred form of our invention, the switch board B comprises a substantially rectangular casing 56 having the front wall' f thereof equipped with jacks 57 corresponding innumber with the rooms of the hotel,

apartment house, Steamship or other struc` ture. Formed in the front wall of the casing 56 adjacent to the upper edge thereof and spaced apart transversely of such wall are sight openings 58, 59 and 60 covered by means of glass or other transparent material. ,casing adjacent to the lower edge and spaced apart across such wall are cam lever switches 61,. 62 and 63. It is conceivable, however, that other types of switches may be employed. Secured to the inner surfaces of the opposite side walls of the fcasing 56 adjacent to the upper end of such casing are horizontally alining. bearings 64 and mounted within the bearings 64 are the respective ends ofa horizontal -rod 65 arranged immediately behind the openings 58, 59 and 60. Loo'sely mounted upon the rod 65 behind the openings 58, 59 and 60 respectively are counterwheels 66 held against longitudinal `movement along the rod by any suitable gms Pivoted upon the front wall of thewheel. Secured to each wheel 66 at the side opposite from the spring is a ratchet wheel 68 and coacting with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 68 is a dog v69 carried by a vertical rod 70. The upper end of the rod 70 is connected with the upper end wall of the casing through the medium of a retractile spring 71. Disposed below the respective wheels 67 and appropriately fastened to the back wall of the casing are electromagnets 72, 7 3 and 74 .controlling swinging armatures respectively' and the armatures 75 are connected with the lower extremities of the respective rods 70, as at 76. Secured to the back wall of the casing adjacent to the ratchet wheels 68, respectively,.are bracket arms 77 and pivoted upon each'bracket arm 77 is a spring pressed pawl 78 engaging the teeth of the adjacent ratchet wheel 68 and acting to hold such wheel and the corresponding counterwheel againstr retrograde movement. The pivoted ends of the pawls 78 are formed with depending lingers 79 and these fingers 79 are under, the control of cam shoes 80', respectively, formed on a rod 81 slidably mounted. in alining bearings carried by the opposite side walls of the casing and having one end projecting through the corresponding side wall of the casing and equipped with a knob 82 whereby the rod may be moved longitudinally. A

restoring spring 83 has one end secured to the rod and the other end `fastened to the adjacent side wall of the casing. When it is desired to relieve the ratchet wheels 68 of the influence of the respective holding paWls 78, the rod 81 is actuated under the action of the knob'82 and against the action of the spring 83 and in this movement of the rod, the cam shoes 80 thereon engage the respective lingers 79 and swing the pawls 78 out of engagement with the ratchet wheels. When the knob 82 is released, thespring 83 reacts and restores :the rod 81 to normal position. The counterwheel 67 behind the opening 58 in the casing 56 has the periphery thereof marked ofi' and numbered to register the nickels, while the counterwheels behind the openings59 and 60 have the peripheries thereof marked off and numbered to register dimes and quarters, respectively` the series of numbers on each wheel beginning-with the value of the articular coin and adding the corresponding value as Athe highest end of the seriesv is ap` proached, as c learlyrillustrated' in Fig. 10. 84 designates a plug adapted to coperate with the jacks -57 and connected to one side of a suitable source of electrical energy.

trated in Fig. 6, while the remaining sides of the switches are connected with a common V conductor 88 terminally secured to the side ofl the source of energy opposite fromv that side connected with the plug 84. The electromagnets 39, 42 and 49 of `each instrument each have one terminal connected with a co-mmon conductor 89 terminally connected with the corresponding jack 57 Aon the switch board, and the remaining terminals of the electromagnets'39, 42and 49 are connected respectively with the conductors 85, 86 and 87. Each magnet 72, 73 and 74 has one tere minal secured to a common conductor 90 terminally connected with the side of the source of 4energy oppositeV from that side connected with the plug 84vand the remaining terminals of the magnets 72, 73 and 74 are connected with conductors 91, 92 and 93 respeptively, that extend throughout the structure equipped with our improved coin collecting apparatus. The lingers 30 ofeach instrument are tapped onto the respective conductors 91, 92 and. 93, While the remaining lingers 26 of each instrument are connected by way of a common conductor' inserts the plug`84 in the particular jack 57. When-the depositor places the coin in the particular depression, for instance, the depression 8, the coin `drops through the corresponding slots 11 and 16 and engages the upper surface of the plate 17 at the par. ticular slot 19 The depositor now swings the receiver 13 under the action of the knob 22 and in the movement of the receiver the neath the adjacent contact finger 26 and elevates the latter'finto engagement with thecontact 30 thereby closing the circuit to the particular signal magnet on the switch board, the -magnet 74 in this instance. As the magnet 74 is energized the armature 75 is actuated to pull the rod 70 and in the movement of the rod 70 the dog 69 thereon rotates the ratchet wheel 68 and the counterwheel 66 behind the opening 60. This movement of the counterwheel brings the num- The fingers 30 connected with upper edge of the coin therein rides beber thereon, indicative of vthe denomination of the coin in the receiver, into the sight opening, thereby notifying the operator of the denomination of the coin in the receiver. Current for the magnet 74 flows from one side of thesource of energy,l through the plug and jack connection, the conductor 89, the closed contacts 26 and 30, the conductor 93, magnet 74C, and back to the other side of the source by way of the conductor 90. rThis closing of the circuit of the particular signal controlling magnet takes place in the initial swinging movement of the receiver 13, and in the continued movement of such receiver the coin is relieved of the influence of the side walls of the' particular slot 19 and enters the enlarged end portion 20 of such slot and falls through the enlarged end portion of the slot into the holding chute 33 and is brought to rest at the bottom' 'of the holding chute by the shelf 2. Should the operator find that the order cannot be filled, such operator actuatesthe switch 61 thereby closing the circuit to the. magnet 39 and when the magnet is energized the holding chute is swung to throw the coin into the back part of the casing 1 so that such coin may drop into the recovery pan 37 whence it may be4 removed by the depositor. Un the other hand, should the order be filled, the operator closes the switch.

62 and so energizes the magnet 42, thereby swinging the holding chute to throw the coin into the drawer 3. When the switch 61 is closed current flows from one side of the source of energy, through the plug and jack connection, the conductor 89, the winding and dropped vinto the pan 37.

of the magnet 39, the conductor 85 and back to the other side of the source of energy' by way of the conductor 88, while when the switch 62 is closed, current flows from one side of the source of energy, through the plug and jack connection, the conductor 89, the winding of the magnet 12, the conductor 86, the switch, and then back tothe other side of the source of energy' by way of the conductor 88. i

Should the occupant of the room discover that he,'or she as the case may be, is minus the necessary change he so advises the central operator and the central operator then closes the switch 63, thereby energizing the electromagnet- 49, current flowing from oneside of Lthe source of energy, through the plugfand jack-connection, conductor 89, the

winding of the magnet 49, the conductor.

87, the closed switch 63, and back to the other side of the source of energy by way of the conductor 88. When the magnet 49 is energized, a check is thrown out of the check receptacle 45, as previously described,

rl`he depositor removes the check from the pan37 and deposits the same in the corresponding depression, and then actuates the receiver, as just described.

Should the price of the order necessitate the placing of coins in all of the slots of the receiver, it will be seen that all of the counterwheels will be actuated to advise the Leemans operator of the denominations of the various coins, so that such coins may be collected, or returned to the purchaser.` ln the event of two coins occupying any of the. slots 16 in the receiver, such coins will be disposed one above the other in edge to edge Contact and when the receiver is first swung, the bottom coin will actuate the contacts to close the circuit to the particular signal magnet, while the upper coin will be held in the slot by the horizontal Contact finger 26 and when the receiver is restored to normal position the remaining coin in the slot will drop to the bottom thereof so as to again close the circuit of the signal magnet when the receiver is swung a second time. y

ln the operation of the counterwheels, the holding pawls 78 and the ratchet wheels 68 maintain the counterwheels in actuated position irrespective of the denergization of the respective magnets 7 2, 73 and 7 el, and when the operator desires to restore all of the counterwheels to normal position, such operator slides the rod 81 against the action of the spring -83 by means of the knob 82,y thereby swinging the holding pawls 78 out of engagement with the respective ratchet wheel so that the springs -67 may react to restore the counterwheels to normal position, the springs being placed under tension in theope'ration of the counterwheels in the operation of the magnets.

lln the modified form of our invention illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, 12 and 13, we have shown a combined coin collecting and change making apparatus and a system of control therefor. lln this form of our invention, the shelf 2,: the holding chute 33 and the operating magnets for suchzchute, and the check receptacle 45 and its magnet 4:9 are eliminated; and secured to the under surface oit' the plate 17 and depending therefrom is a casting 95 having the upper surface inclined downwardly and forwardly 'as at k96 and disposed contiguous to the enlarged portions 20 of the slots 19. Formed in the casting Y 95 are vertically disposed inclinedl bores 97 corresponding in number with the coin slots in the receiver 13 and 'disposed in such positions as to communicate with the respective enlarged end portions 20 of the slots 19/ in the plate 17. 'llhese bores 97 are of various diameters in order to accommodate the respective coins, and formed on the bottom of the casting 95 is a shelf 98y underlying the bores 97 and spaced apart from the lower ends of such bores a distance equal to the thickness of a coin. Formed on the rear end of the casting 95 and projecting downwardly therefrom is a deflecting lip 99 having the lower face thereof rounded and forming a continuation of the bottom wall of the casting. Secured to theshelf 98 and depending therefrom. are electromagnets 100, 101 and 102 disposed below the bores 97 communicating with the slots in the reslots 105 formed in the shelf 98 adjacent to' the forward edge thereof and disposed cony tiguous to the respective bores 97. Depending from the casting 95 and disposed in' advance of the armature levers 104, respec-- tively, are bracket arms 106 and secured to the lower end of each bracket arm is a retractile spring 107 such spring being connected to the adjacent armature lever to hold the latter in normal or inactive position. Threaded through each bracket arm is a setscrew 108 disposed in the path of movement of the adjacentarmature lever and capable of regulating .the throw Vof such lever. The lower end of the inclined upper surface of the casting 95 'communicates with the money drawer 3, while the rear end of the space between the bottom of the casting 95 and the shelf 98 communicates -with the slot 36 and the recovery pan 37.

In the operation of the machine illustrated in the modified form of the invention, the

coins that pass through the enlarged portions of the slots 19- slide down the inclined coins deposited in the machine and passed through the enlarged portions of theslots in the p ate 17 slide down the inclined upper surface 96 of vthe castlng 95 and fall into the money drawer 3, thereby collecting the remaining incoming' coins. When any one of the electromagnets 100, 101 and 102 is operated, the particular armature lever under the control of such magnet is swung against the action of the spring 107 and in this swinging of the armature lever the upper end thereof kicks the coin at the base of the stack in the particular bore olf of the shelf 98 and the delecting lip 99 directs such coin into the rear portlon of the casing through the slot.4 96 and into the recovery pan 37. Should all of the electromagnets 100, 101 and 102 be energized simultaneously, all of the armature levers will be swung and a coin from each bore thrown into the recovery pan, as is readily Iapparent.

In the modiied form of the invention just referred to, the switch board embodies switches 109, 110 and 111, and a master switch 112. These switches are preferably of the cam lever type, although any other 'construction of switch may be used. Ex-

tending through the structure equipped with our coin collecting and change making ap- Ais to receive fifteen cents in change.

paratus are conductors 113,114 and 115 having the switch board terminals thereof connected with the switches 109, 110 and 111 respectively, at one side of such switches.

The remaining sides of the switches 109, 110 and 111 are connected by way of a common conductor 116 with one side of a suitconnected with a common conductor 11.7 terminally connected with the particular' jack 57 on the switch board and the remaining terminals of said electromagnets are tapped onto the conductors 113, 114 and 115, respectively. The contact fingers under the control of the coins and the signal magnets at the switch board are connected in circuit as previously described.

In practice, should theoccupant of the room in the hotel or other structure give an order over the telephone to the central op-k erator, such operator directs the occupant of the room to deposit the proper coin in the particular depression in the plate 7 andV when the coin is released bythe depositor, such coin falls through the alining slots 11 and 1 6 and is'brought to rest atthe bottom f of the slot 16 by theside walls of the slot 19 in the plate 17. The# depositor now swings the coin receiver and inthe initial movement ofthe coin receiver the indicating mechanism of the switch board is operated, as hereinbefore described, so that the operator will be advised `as'to the denomination of the coin deposited in the machine. In the continued movement of the coin receiver, the 4coinl drops through the enlarged portion20 of the particular slot 19 and slides down the inclined surface 96 ofthe c 'asting 95 into the money drawer, assuming that the bore adapted' to receive the coin is filled. Of course, if the bore is not lled to its capacity, the coin will fall into such bore and be retained therein. Should the central operator find it necessary to return the value of the deposited coin, in coins', less the price of the order, such operator manipulates the switches onthe switch board controlling the change making magnets to return the coins of proper denominations to the depositor. To illustrate; let us assume that the occupant of the room deposited a twenty-five cent piece in the proper slot and After the central operator has been advised that the coin of proper denomination has been deposited in the machine, such operator closes the switches 109 and 110,thereby closing'the secondary breaks in the circuits of the magnets 100 and 101. Succeeding the closing of the switches'109 and 110, the central operator -closes the master switch 112 proper switches before closing the master` switch, thereby preventing the return of too many coins to the depositor.

1n Fig. 14 of the drawings, we have shown a modified form of operating mechanism for the coin receiver and in this instance such mechanism vcomprisesa plunger shank 118 slidably mounted in an opening in the 'front wall of the casing and having the inner end thereof connected with the upper eX- tremity of a lever 119 pivoted between its ends as. at 120 upon a vertical standard 121 uprising from the plate 17. rlhe lower end of the lever 119 is connected by means of a link 122 with the. coin receiver. rThus, it will be seen that when the plunger shank 118 is depressed, the lever 119 will be swung about its fulcrum 120 and so swing the coin receiver against the action of the restoring spring 23.

1n Fig. 15 is shown still another modified form of operating mechanism for the coin receiver. ln this case, the mechanism embodies an electromagnet 123 secured to the plate 17 behind the coin receiver and controlling a'pivoted armature 124v connected by means of a link 125 with the outer end of an arm 126 secured to the adjacent side Aof the coin receiver at the upper edge of such receiver. rllhis magnet 123 is connected in circuitwith a controlling switch 127 on the switch board and with the source of energy of the apparatus. When the switc 127 is closed'the magnet 123 is energifted and upon the energization of the maga l represented by the casting 95 and armature lever 104., respectively, shown in Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings. r1`h1s change making mechanism illustrated in Fig. 16' comprises' a tubular receptacle 128 located-below each enlarged end portion 20 of the slots in the plate 17 and pivotally supported by means of trunnions formed on the receptacle at neer/,aos

diametrically opposite points adjacent to the upper end thereof. This receptacle is inclined relatively to the vertical as shown in Fig. 16 and the upper end thereof is formedwith an upwardly extending lip 129 normally resting against the bottom of the plate 17 at the juncture of the adjacent slot 19 and the enlarged portion of such slot. This lip 129 is inclined and forms a bearing surface for the coin so that the latter may fall into the receptacle when relieved of the influence of the narrow portion of the slot 19. 'lhe lower end of the receptacle 128 is closed and formed in the side wall thereof immediately above the bottom end wall are diametrically opposed segmental slots 130. Disposed in advance of the receptacle 128 are guide plates 131, 132 spaced apart to form a guideway forA the coins and the lower end of the way communicates with the coin drawer, while the upper end of the inner plate 32 is disposed contiguous to the top edge of the recepf tacle'128 so that any coins sliding over the upper end of the receptacle, incident to the receptacle being filled to its capacity, will 'be directed into the way between the plates 131 and 132 and into the money drawer. Fivoted to the lower'end of the plate 132 is an ejector finger 133 resting upon the bottom of the receptacle 128 and adapted to work within the adjacent slot 130. rl`he remaining slot 130 opens into the rear portion of the casing 1. Secured to one pintle on each receptacle 28 within the casing 1 and uprising therefrom is an arm 134C and connected to the upper end of the arm 131 is one end or a link 135 having the remaining end thereof pivotally connected with an armature 13G capable of swinging movement and disposed within lthe influence of the pole of an electromagnet 137. rFh'e magnets 137 in the casing correspond with the magnets 100, 101 and 102 respectively shown in Figs. 8 and 9. `When the magnet 137 is energized, the link 135 pulls the arm 134 and so swings the receptacle 128 about its pivot point and in the swinging movement of the receptacle the ejector linger 133 enters the bottom thereof through one of the slots 130 and forces the coin at the base of the stack in the receptacle through the other slot 130- so that such coin will drop into the recovery pan within reach of the depositor. 138 indicates a delector finger or' some suitable construction disposed adjacent to the discharge slot 130 in the receptacle in the .path of movement of the coins and acting to deflect the latterthrough j the slot in the bottom wall of the casing and into the recovery pan. 1n the present instance, the upper end of the defiector finger 138 is secured to a pin and the pin secured to the inner surface of the plate 132 is a restoring spring 139 acting to restore the receptacle 128 to normal position upon the denergization of the magnet 137 and when the receptacle is swung under the action of the spring the lower end portion thereof engages the securing pin of the fin- 'ger 138 and such pin serves to -limit the movement -of the receptacle under the ac tion of the spring and bring such receptacle to a stop at the proper position.

In Figs. 17 to 21 inclusive of the drawings, we have shown a modified form of signaling mechanism or indicating mechanism and when using the mechanism shown in this form of the invention, the magnets 72, 73 and 74, the counterwheels controlled' by such magnets, andthe pairs of contacts i side wall thereof --formed with a drawer opening at the lower end of such wall and adjacent' to the back wall and slidably mounted within the casing and capable of removal therefrom by way of the drawer opening is a money drawer 141, while formed in the bottom wall of the casing in front of the money drawer is'v a slot 142 communicating with a recovery pan 143 secured to the bottom of'ithe casing and provided with an entrance -opening 144 contiguous to the front wall of the casing. Former in the top wall of the casing 140 adjacent to the back wall is a longitudi'l nally extending slot and disposed within` the sloty and suitably secured` therein is a plate 145 identical in construction to the plate 7 hereinbefore described. In the prescnt instance, the rear wall of the casing 14.0 is removable and disposedl within the casing and capable of removal therefrom is a;

hanger frame 146 embodying side walls spaced. apart in parallelism and having the outer faces thereof disposed in face to face contact with the respective side walls of the casing and secured to such side walls. Secured to the confronting faces of the side walls of the hanger frame adjacent to the upper end of the casing are horizontally alining bearings 147 and secured within such bearings is a horizontal rod 148 disposed below the lower edge of the plate 145 and slightly rearwardly of such plate` as shown in Fig. 17. Pivoted upon the rod 148 are coin receivers 149, 150 and 151 disposed side by side and formed with vertical slots alining with the slots 11 respectively vin the plate 145. Formed in the front and back walls of -each coin receiver are alining openings while formed on the lower edges ofthe frontand back walls of each receiver are depending segmental lugs that ride `within the narrow portions ofgrooves 152 formed in a plate'153 carried by the side ina horizontal plane. This plate 153 is casing" and the'slots 152 project toward the front 'end edge of such plate and the front ends of the slots are relatively wide as at l'10 walls of the hanger frame 146 and disposed fdisposed adjacent to the back wall ofthe i i 154, while secured to the bottom ofthe plate l153 and projecting downwardly and forwardly ltherefrom is a deflector strip 155. disposed beneath the relatively wide portions 154 of the slots 152. Supported bythe side walls of the hanger frame 146A and disposed in a plane below andslightly in advance of the plate 153 is a casting 156 and formed in the casting 156 below the enlarged forward end portion of each slot 152 is a bore 157 disposed at an angle relatively to the vertical. The top wall of the casting 156 is inclined downwardly from vthe forward edgetoward the :rear edge thereof, while formed on the bottom of the casting is a shelf 158 underlying the bores 1'57 and'spaced apart from the lower ends of ,such bores a distance substantiallyl equal to the thickness of a coin. Secured tothe plate 158 and dependingtherefrom below each bore 1 57 'is an yelectromagnet 159 and pivoted to the base of the' magnet 159 is the lower end of a vertical armature lever 160v having the upper end working 'within a slot 161 formed'in the shelf 158 adjacent to the rear edge of such shelf and in proximity to the lower end' of the bore 157. The forward end of the shelf 158 is.` down-A turned as at'162, while formed on the bot; tom of the casting 156 at the forward end edge thereof isa downwardly projecting curved deflector plate 163 struck on an arc corresponding with that of the curved end 162 of the shelf and4 coacting with such.

end of the shelf to direct the coins-thrown off of the shelf through the opening 142 and into the pan 143. Pivotally connected with the upper end edge of each coin rreceiver`149, and 151 and projecting forwardly from such receiver is a rod 164 and connected with the forward end of the rod .164 is a button 165 slidably mounted within an openingl in the front wall of the casing. Secured to the back side of the front wall of the casing'and surrounding the rod 164 thimble 166V is an expansion spring 167 having one end abutting the rear end of the thimble and the remaining extremity abutting the rear end of the button, such spring acting to hold the coin receiver in normal or vertical position.

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-is a thimble 166 yand disposed within the Secured to the side walls of the hanger 146 in advance of the y coin receivers is a cross bar 168 and formed O n the upperA edge ofthe crosspbar 168 and -projecting toward the coinv receivers retally alining bearings 171 and slidably the side walls of the hanger frame.

mounted -within the bearings 171 is a rod 17 2 having the rear end thereof terminating flush with the corresponding end of the supporting arm and the forward end slidably mounted within an opening in the cross bar 168. A coiled expansion spring 173 surrounds the forward end portion of each rod 172 and one end of the spring engages a collar 174 on the rod while the remaining end abuts the cross bar 168, the spring acting to hold the rod 172 in normal position. 175 designates a rod having the ends thereof suitably fastened withi bearings carried by the confronting faceshof T is rod is disposed in a horizontal plane immediately below the rods 172 and extends at right angles to the rods 172. Surrounding the rod 175 below each rod 172 and frictionally engaging the rod 175 is a ratchet wheel 176 and coperating with the ratchet wheel 176 is a dog 177 carried by the rod 172. Disposed concentrically of the rod 175 and secured 'to `the ratchet vwheel 176 thereon below the rod 172 carried by the arm 169 corresponding with the coin receiver 151 is a disk 178 of greater diameter than the ratchet wheel 'and secured to one face of the disk 178 adjacent to the peripheral edge thereof and projecting outwardly therefrom are pins 179 spaced apart about the disk, In. the present instance, the pins 179 vare adapted to engage the lower end of a lever 180 pivoted between its ends tothe edge of the adjacent arm 169 and having .the upper end thereof equipped with a tapper 181 adapted to strike a gong 182 supported upon the arms 169, 169 corresponding to the coin receivers 15'0, 151. The pins 179 on the disk. 178 are equal in number to twice the number-0f teeth on the ratchet wheel and each tooth on the ratchet wheel corresponds to two pins on the disk so that each time that the disk is rotated under the action of the ratchet wheel and the pawl 177 on the rod 172, the disk will be rotated through an angle to move two pins 179 into .and out of engagement with the lower end 'of the lever 180 thereby swinging the tapper 181-to strike the gong 182 twice. The ratchet wheels 176 below the remaining arms 169 are equipped with outwardly projecting pins 183 respectively. The pins 183 are secured to each ratchet wheel adjacent tothe periphery thereof and spaced apart about such vratchet wheel and disposed within the influence of the pins is the lower end of a lever 184 pivoted between-its ends upon the edge of the adjacent supporting arm 169. rlvhe upper end of each lever 184 teeth on the ratchet wheel, so that each time that the ratchet wheel is rotated under the action of the dog 177 on the particular rod 172, the lower end of the corresponding lever 184will be engaged by the adjacent pin and `the tapper actuated to strike the particular gong once.

Suitably secured to the front side of the casting 156, or formed integral therewith, and projecting outwardly therefrom are bracket arms 187 disposed below the respective ratchet wheels 176, and formed in the deflector plate 163 are slots 188 disposed below the bracket arms 187 respectively and in alinement with such arms, the slots 188 being disposed in proximity to the lowerl ends of the respective bores 157. A vertical lever 189 is pivoted between its ends upon each bracket arm`187 and the lower ends ofv the levers 189 projects through the slots 188 respectively, while the upper extremities of the levers are disposed in proximity to the lower ends of the respective levers 180 and 184. The upper .ends of the levers 189 c0- operating with the tapper levers 184 are adapted to-actuate such tapper levers in the swinging of said levers 189 so that the tappers will strike the respective gongs, while the upper extremity of the lever 189 corref sponding to the tapper lever 180 is forked or bifurcated as at 190, as shown clearly in Fig. 21 of the drawings, and the limbs of the forked end are equipped with laterally pro- 'jecting pins 191, respectively, 4adapted to alternately engage and release the lower end of the tapper lever 180 in the swinging of said lever 189 whereby said tapper lever 180 will be operated to cause the tapper thereon to strike the particular gong twice. 1n thel present instance, each lever 189 is formed of a lower section 192 and an upper section 193 and these sections are secured to each other by means of a flat leaf, spring 194 fastened to the rear edges of the sections 192 and 193 and forming a pivot joint between the sections whereby the upper section may swing in one direction, relatively to the lower section. ,j

rllhe rods 172 are capable of vertical movement in'the'respective bearings-171,for a purpose which will presently appear, and

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secured to the under surfacesof the respective supporting arms 169 are leaf springs 195 bearing against the upper portions ofthe respective rods 172 and acting to hold such rods normally against vertical movement and to restore the rods to normal positio succeeding such movementthereof. j l

In the use of the-combined coin collecting and change makingmachine shown in Figs. 17 to 21 inclusive, of the drawing, the occupant of the room calls the central operator on the telephone and after placing the order is directed, by the central opera-l tor, to deposit a coin of the proper `denomination in the corresponding depression in the plate 145. Such coin drops through the alining slots 11 and 16 and is'brought to rest at the bottom of the slot 16 in the particular coin receiver, for instance, the receiver 149. After the coin has been thus stopped by the plate 153, lthe depositor pushes the button 165 connected with the particular coin receiver 149 and so swings such coin receiver; In the initialmovement of the coin receiver under the action of the push button 165 and the rod 164, the upper portion of the coin in the receiver rides below the pointed end of the adjacent arms 169, while the' coin engages the adjacent end of the rod 172 and so forces the latter forwardly against the action ofthe spring 173 and in this movement ofthe rod 172 under the action of the coin, the dog 177 idles over the adjacent tooth of the ratchet wheel 176, the rod moving upwardly against the action of the spring 195 to permit the vdog thereon to pass the adjacent tooth of j the ratchet Wheel. ment of the coin receiver, the coin drops through the enlarged end portion 154 of the In the continued move- Slot 152 and is directed, by the deflector strip 155, into the corresponding bore 157 in the casting 156, or, in the event of the bore in the casting being filledA to its capacity, into the money drawer141. As the rod 172 is relieved of the influence of the coin that falls through the enlarged end portion 154 of the slot, such rod is moved rearwardly under the action of the spring 173 and in the rearward movement of the rod the dog thereon engages the adjacent tooth of the ratchet wheel withthe eifect to .rotate the latter and so cause the pin thereon in engagement with the particular tapper lever to swing Vsuch lever whereby the tapper will strike the sound, the operator is advised of the particular denomination of the coin deposited in the machine, it, of course, being understood that the machine is locatedin proximity to the telephone instrument.-

In the above illustration we have assumed Y that a twenty-five cent piece was deposited in the machine, and should the cost of the order amount to only ten cents, it will be necessary for the operato-r to return the remaining fifteen cents to the depositor. To do this the operator in charge of the switch board causes the magnets 159 below the boresV 157 containing the nickels and dimes, respectively, to'be energized thereby swinging the armature levers 160 with the effect to kick the coins, at the bases of the stacks in said bores off of the shelf 158' and as the'coins leave the shelf 158 such coins strike the Alower ends of the adjacent levers 189and subsequently'fall through the slot 142 into the recovery pan/ 143, whence they may beremoved by thevdepositor. As the nickel strikes the particular lever 189, the upper end of such lever actuates the corresponding tapper lever 184 tocause thetapper 185 to strike the companion gong once, while the upper forked ends 190 of the lever 189 struck by the dime carriesthe pins 191, alternately, into and out of engagement with the lowerend of the tapper 180, thereby notified that the proper coins have been returned to the -depositor.

It will be seen that the change making magnets are Yunder the complete control of the central operator and may be energized either simultaneously, or one' after the other, therebyv enabling the operator to return any desired number of coins to the depositor.

While we have herein shown and described certain preferred forms of our invention, by way of illustration, we wish it to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as1F modication and variation may be made within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will be noted that when two coins are deposited in any one coin receiver, such coins willlie one above the other in edge to edge contact and in the swinging of the coin-receiver the lower. portion of the top co-in rides upon the upper surface of the adjacent end of the supporting arm 169 so that the top coin is held in the receiver while the lower coin is discharged therefrom. Upon the release of the push button 165 th'el spring 167 re-acts and restores the coin receiver to normal position and as the coin receiver is restored to normal position the coin therein is relieved of the infiuence of the arm 169 and falls to the lower end ofthe coin slot. s

When the particular-change making magnet 159 is energized Aby the central operator closing the controlling switch 'of such `magnet,v and the bell fails to sound, incident tothe particular coin Yholding bore being empty, the operator is advised as to -thecondition of such bore so that steps may be taken to replenish the bore with the proper coins..

1. In money collecting apparatus, a receiver adapted to receive coins of various denominations, variable signal mechanism under the control of the coins inl said re ceiver and adapted to be actuated from said coins in accordance with the denominations thereof to' indicate the presence of the coin in the receiver, means for releasing the coins from said receiver, coin receptacles adapted to receive the coins of the-respective denominations from the receiver, and means for delivering coins from said receptacles respectively independently of one another.

2. ln money collecting apparatus, a receiver adapted toreceive coins of dierent values and capable of movements torelease' the coins therefrom, means for moving said receiver to release the lowermost coins,

. means for holding the remaining coins in the receiver inthe movement thereof, registering devices corresponding to the respective values of the coins, electro-responsive devices controlling said registering devices respectively, and means operable from the lowermost coins in the movement of said receiver to effect the energization of said electro-responsive devices;

3. ln money collecting apparatus, a receiver adapted to receive coins of various denominations and capable of swinging movement, variable signal mechanism under the controlof the coins in said receiver and adapted to be actuated from such coins in accordance with the denominations thereof to indicate the presence .of the coins in the receiver, means for swinging said receiver to release the coins therefrom, coin receptacles adapted to receive the coins of the respective denominations froml said receiver, and means for delivering coins from said receptacles, respectively,I independently of one another. y

' 4.-. In money collecting apparatus, a receiver capable 'of swinging movement and adapted to Areceive coins of dierent denominations and hold the coins of each de nomination, one above the other, and iii edge to edge contact, means for moving' said receiver after the coins have been deposited therein todischarge the lowermost coins therefrom, means for holding the remaining.

Learners denominations, lvariable signal mechanism under the control of the coins in said re ceiver and adapted to be actuated from said` coins in accordance with the denominations 'thereof to indicate the presence of the coins in the receiver, means for releasing the coins in said receiver, coin receptacles adapted to receive thev coins of the respective denominations and hold the coins one upon the other in stack formation, and means for denominations, variable signal mechanism under the control of the coins in said receiver and adapted to be' actuated from said coins in accordance with the denominations `thereof to indicate the presence of the coins in the receiver, coin receptacles adapted 'to receive the coins .of the respectivel denonii-l nations from the receiver and hold the coins one upon the other in stack formation, and electro-responsive means for delivering the lowermost coins from said receptacles respectively independently of one another.

7. In money collecting apparatus, a receiver adapted to receive coins of different values, registering devices under the control of the coins'in said receiver and adapted to be actuated from said coins in accordance with the values, thereof, means operable from .the coins in said receiver to actuate said registering devices whereby the total represented by the coins of each value may be ascertained, means for releasing coins from said receiver, coin receptacles adapted lto receive the coins of different values from said receiver, and means for delivering said coins from said receptacles independently the coins therefrom, means for moving said receiver' and adapted to be actuated froixi said coins in accordance with the values thereof, electro-responsive devices controlling said registering devices respectively, means operable from the coins in the movement of said receiver to eect the energizetion of said electro-responsive devices to actuate said registering devices in accord. ance with the values of the coins, and means for resetting said registering devices.

9. ln money collecting apparatus, a receiveradapted tol receive coins of different values and' capable of movement toV release the coins therefrom, means'for moving said receiver to release the coins, registering devices under the control of the coins in said receiver and adapted to be actuated from 130 said coins in accordance with the values thereof, electro-responsive devices controlling said registering devices respectively, means operable from the coins -in the movement of said receiver to eect the energize,- tion of said lectro-responsive vdevices to actuate said registering devices in accordance with the valuesl of the coins, means holding said registering devices in actuated position, and vmeans for operating said last named means to release said registerng devices so that the latter may be reset.

10. In money collecting apparatus, a re` ceiver adapted "to receive coins of 'diferent values and hold the coins of each value one above the other and in edge to edge contact,

means for movingy said receiver after the coins have beenV deposited therein to ldis'- charge the lowermost coins therefrom, means for holding the remaining coins in said receiver during the discharge of. the lower coins, variable signal mechanisms under the control `of the lower coins and operable therefrom in accordance with the values thereof to indicate the presence of the coins 25 in the receiver, and means for operating .said signal mechanisms in a step by step manner as the coins are released from the receiver. v

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signa- 30 tures in presence of tw'o witnesses.

HARRY A. DREW. GEORGE M. MAZZA. 

